Ornament support



Sept. 29, mm

v Y J. T. CAPARELL ORNAMENT SUPPORT Filed Jan. 17*, 1924 INVENTOR MM/411444! I) ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 29, 1925.

UNITED STATES JAMES T. CAPARELL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ORNAMENT SUPPORT.

Application filed January 17, 1924. Serial No. 686,700.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMEs T. CAPARELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Middle Village, county of Queens, city of New York, andState of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in OrnamentSupports, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactspecification.

My invention relates to ornament supports and refers particularly tosupports capable of carrying material, such as a web, or tape, inattractive imitation of trees or other objects.

It is frequently desirable to make imitation representations of trees,particularly pine trees, or so-called Christmas trees, and my devicepresents .an inexpensive and effective means for the production of thesedesirable results.

It is essential that ornaments of this character possess stability whenplaced upon their bases, that they be suggestive of the tree and thatthe base be of an appropriate and suggestive shape and design.

It is further evident that ornaments of the described character must becheaply made, coupled with attractiveness and freedom from accidentaldisarrangement.

My invention possesses these, and other, valuable features and presentsan inexpensive support for the production of attractive treerepresentation.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating modified forms of myinvention, similar parts are designated by similar numerals.

Figure 1 is a side view of one form of my .invention, partly in section.

Figure 2 is a side view of the device of Figure 1, with the decorativetape partially attached thereto.

Figure 3 is a side View of a modified form of Figure 1, partly insection.

The particular form of the device of my invention, shown in theaccompanying drawings, comprises a saucer-shaped base 10 having acircumferential recess 11. The central portion of the base 10 isextended upwardly into the inverted truncated cone-shaped body 12,having a circumferential recess 13. The body 12 is extended inwardly andthen upwardly into the cone-shaped support 14.

In employing my ornament support for the production of imitationcone-shaped pine trees, or so-called Christmas trees, a tape of greencolored shredded straw 15 is spirally wound upon the support 14, thetape being glued thereto, if desired. A plurality of pins having brightred beads 16 are inserted into the tape, in order to add to itsattractiveness.

In the modified form of the device of my invention, shown in Figure 3,the support 14: has a spirally positioned recess, or groove, 17, intowhich the back of the tape 15 may be impressed during its winding aroundthe support, thus obviating the necessity of the use of glue as a meansof attachment between the support and the tape.

It will be noted that, in the device of my invention, the bottom 10 hasthe appearance of a sauor, within which is positioned a flower-pot 12,from which extends the imitation tree.

As the device may be readily turned from wood, if desired, and as thetape is easily and readily wound thereon, it presents an inexpensivemeans for accomplishing the described results.

I do not limit myself to the particular size, shape, number or materialof parts, as shown and described, as these are given simply as a meansfor the clear description of the device of my invention.

What I claim is 1. In an ornamental support, in combination, a base, abody extending upwardly from the base, a conical supporting memberextending upwardly from the body and a tape of shredded material woundaround the supporting member in spiral form.

2. In an ornamental support, in combination, a base, a body extendingupwardly from the base, a conical supporting member extending upwardlyfrom the body having a spiral recess therein and a tape of shreddedmaterial inserted within the recess.

3. In an ornamental support, in combination, a base, a body extendingupwardly from the base, a conical supporting member extending upwardlyfrom the body having a spiral recess therein, the lower portion of thesupporting member being smaller than the top of the body, and a tape ofshredded material inserted within the recess.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, this 12th day of January, 1924:.

JAMES T. CAPARELL.

